The first link is to ten printable pages of stretches and strengthening exercises for the knee in .pdf format with clear illustrations, good clear instructions, frequency and repetitions and tips. The second link is less comprehensive, and aimed at knee replacement patients, but the illustrations are good.

Ohio State University Medical Center

Another rehab site aimed at patients with knee replacement, this time focusing on the period after the surgery. The explanations are nice and simple. It is less relevant for younger patients who have had other knee procedures, but the exercises are useful for any knee patient. This is a pdf that looks as though anyone can append it to their website, and in this instance it is appended to the Chester Knee Clinic site.

The Athletic Advisor

The first link is a nice simple and printable aide-memoire with simple illustrations and explanations, but no real context. The second link is to their other set of rehab protocols, aimed at patients who have had a meniscectomy or excision of plica, puts the exercises into context and would be useful for most patients who have had an arthroscopic procedure.

Glasgow Sports Surgery Service

The first link is to a printable .pdf section of their site covering self-treatment of simple knee injuries in the first 48 hours and after, with photographs and explanations of the exercises. The second link is to another printable .pdf, giving a very good overview of ACL issues, including rehab exercises accompanied by photographs and explanations.

The KNEEguru

Ours is a very comprehensive site, with the rehab in three separate sections. The first explains the rehab cycle, and why different exercises are relevant at different stages of rehabilitation after injury or surgery. The second explains what one is trying to achieve during knee rehab. Finally there is a big section of exercises, with explanations, photographs and videos.

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Dr Sheila Strover

Clinical Editor

Dr Sheila Strover is the founder and Clinical Editor of the KNEEguru website.

Her medical studies were completed at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa - BSc(Hons) (1968) and MBBCh (1974). She emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1983 and worked as an...read more